Synaptic feature

[penguin]

A question that has cropped up before is how to download packages for Linux on a Windows PC at a remote location, e.g. an internet cafe, then install it later on a Linux machine at another location where there is limited or no internet access.

Previously I had thought that this was a near impossible nightmare of dependency hell, but as with most things Linux, there is a simple and elegant solution.

In Synaptic, mark the applications you want to install, then click File > "Generate package download script"

This will allow you to save a text file with URLs for all the software and dependencies that are needed.
Save them all to a flash drive, then take it to the Windows PC and download all the links in the text file.

When you get back to the Linux PC, in Synaptic click File > "Add downloaded packages" and browse to the flash drive with the downloaded .deb files in it.

[dylan coakley]

Thanks for the tip Penguin... I never knew you could do that. Its a neat tip for those without internet in Ubuntu.

[Tim Smith Computeractive]

Great tip. Thanks